Knife



Feb. 4, 1930. Fjo, HULT 1,746,116

l KNIFE' Filed Oct. 14, 1926 vFRANCIS O.HULT

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upper edge adjacent the paring blade,

Y Patented Feb. 4, 1930.k

FRANCIS o. HULT, or JAivrnsrowN, Nnwrom:

KNIFE k'Application filed October Y14., 1926. Serial No.

This invention relates to an improvement in a knife, and moreparticularly in ya knife which is intended to be used in the kitchen oforyarious purposes, including the paring 5 of-fruits, vegetablesand-similar articles..y

The primary object of this invention 1s to rovide a knife having alowercutting edge ofthe usual type, a portion of the upper edge of whichis slotted and bent backwardly to 10 form a gauged supplementary cuttingedge, by which fruit, vegetables, and so forth, can be pared. l c

A further object 0f this invention is to provide ysuch a knife with a.depression in ltihe t us facilitating the use of the knife under certainconditions'. Y

Other objects'ofthis froma consideration of theffollowing deinventionwill appear y 20 scription taken in connection with the drawings, whichform a part thereof, and inwhich Fig. 1 is a perspective view showingthe knife being used to pare anv apple; Y i

Fig. 2 is a perspectiveview of the knife '25 alone; and

' Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a portion of the knife taken insectionandl looking in the direction indicated by the arrows 3-3 vinVFigure 2. v

In the drawings, the reference numeral 10 is employed to designate oneform of this invention, comprising a blade 11 having an integralprojection'f12 along its 'upper edge,and a handle 13, which may beincludes a lower or primary cutting edge- 14, a pointed tip 15 andarecess or depression 16,

lformed adjacentv the projection 12. The

blade 11 is slotted at 17 at the base of the pro- 'ection 12, which isbent back along the line of theslot 17 vand forms a paring blade 18.

The blade 18 is here shown as bent back almost at right angles to theblade 11, but the particular angularity forms no party of the presentinvention. The edge` 19 of the projection' 12, which forms one lsideofthe slot 17Y is sharpened, as shown particularly Vin Figure 3, vtoprovidea paring edge for the blade 18, parallel to the cutting edge 14.The

edge 19 can be vre-sharpened as desired to keep y aknife embodyingy ofany desired conformation. Thel blade 11 blade secured to said handle, afull length 'cutting surface defining one edge of said main i the blade18 in propercondition for paring. l The slot y17 Vnot only permitssharpening'of theedge 19, but also vfunctions as a gauge to control thethickness of the peels removed by the edge 19. c,

The depression 16 in the upper edge of the blade particularlyfacilitates the use of the knife when paring vpotatoes or other irregunlar objects. With such a depression it is possible t o pare portions ofthe object, adjacent to'upstanding portions, the upstandingportionsentering the depression and thus beingv out of contact with the blade18. Y i i While one embodiment only of this inven- .tion has been shownand described, applicant is not limited thereto, since it is obviousthat tion by yLetterslatent is: Y

1. A'knife comprising a handle, a main vblade secured to said handle aCutting Surf' vr75 i secondary blade adj acentthe rear Ofand eX` .j I

main blade,

face defining one edge of said main blade, a;

tending at right angles to said means supporting said secondary blade inspaced relation to said main blade, said blades and said means defininga longitudinal slot between the cutting edge of said secondary otherembodiments can be made without deblade' and the rear edge of said mainblade j wherebytoj'facilitate the use of said secondv f ary-blade.v Y v2. A' knife comprising a handle, a main blade, a secondary bladeextending at rright angles to said main blade, said seconda-ry bladebeing adjacent the rear -of said lmain` to, elements adjacent the endsof said secondblade and supported in spaced relation therei;

ary blade integrally joined to the rear edge y of said main blade, saidblades and said elements defining a longitudinally extending slot bywhich the rear edge of said main blade and the cutting edgefof saidsecondary blade are spaced apart to facilitate the vuse of saidsecondary blade. A

'3. A knife comprlsing ahandle, a main blade secured to said handle, acutting surface deiining one edge of said main blade, a secondary bladespaced from the rear of and extending at right angles to said mainblade, means integrally joining the ends of said secondary blade to therear edge of said main blade, said blades and said means dening aylongitudinally extending slot lbetween the Cutting edge of saidsecondary blade and the rear edge of said main blade, thecutting edge ofsaid secondary blade being substantially in e line with the Verticalcenter of said main blade whereby said secondary blade is pre# d Ventedindiscriminate use.

In testimony whereof I have aiXed i signature.

FRANCIS o. HULT.

